Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/vysokъ

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Slavic

Etymology

From *vysь (height) +‎ *-okъ.

Adjective

*vysòkъ (comparative *vyšьjь)[1]

  1. high
    Antonym: *nizъkъ
  2. tall

Declension

Indefinite declension of *vysokъ (hard)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *vysokъ *vysoka *vysoko
genitive *vysoka *vysoky *vysoka
dative *vysoku *vysocě *vysoku
accusative *vysokъ *vysokǫ *vysoko
instrumental *vysokomь *vysokojǫ *vysokomь
locative *vysocě *vysocě *vysocě
vocative *vysoče *vysoko *vysoko
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *vysoka *vysocě *vysocě
genitive *vysoku *vysoku *vysoku
dative *vysokoma *vysokama *vysokoma
accusative *vysoka *vysocě *vysocě
instrumental *vysokoma *vysokama *vysokoma
locative *vysoku *vysoku *vysoku
vocative *vysoka *vysocě *vysocě
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *vysoci *vysoky *vysoka
genitive *vysokъ *vysokъ *vysokъ
dative *vysokomъ *vysokamъ *vysokomъ
accusative *vysoky *vysoky *vysoka
instrumental *vysoky *vysokami *vysoky
locative *vysocěxъ *vysokaxъ *vysocěxъ
vocative *vysoci *vysoky *vysoka
Definite declension of *vysokъ (hard)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *vysokъjь *vysokaja *vysokoje
genitive *vysokajego *vysokyję̇ *vysokajego
dative *vysokujemu *vysocěji *vysokujemu
accusative *vysokъjь *vysokǫjǫ *vysokoje
instrumental *vysokyjimь *vysokǫjǫ *vysokyjimь
locative *vysocějemь *vysocěji *vysocějemь
vocative *vysokъjь *vysokaja *vysokoje
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *vysokaja *vysocěji *vysocěji
genitive *vysokuju *vysokuju *vysokuju
dative *vysokyjima *vysokyjima *vysokyjima
accusative *vysokaja *vysocěji *vysocěji
instrumental *vysokyjima *vysokyjima *vysokyjima
locative *vysokuju *vysokuju *vysokuju
vocative *vysokaja *vysocěji *vysocěji
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *vysociji *vysokyję̇ *vysokaja
genitive *vysokъjixъ *vysokъjixъ *vysokъjixъ
dative *vysokyjimъ *vysokyjimъ *vysokyjimъ
accusative *vysokyję̇ *vysokyję̇ *vysokaja
instrumental *vysokyjimi *vysokyjimi *vysokyjimi
locative *vysokyjixъ *vysokyjixъ *vysokyjixъ
vocative *vysociji *vysokyję̇ *vysokaja

Derived terms

adverbs
  • *vysoko
nouns
  • *vysočina f
  • *vysota f

Descendants

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “высо́кий”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Chernykh, P. Ja. (1999) “высо́кий”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 1 (а – пантомима), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 173
  • Martynaŭ, V. U., editor (1993), “высо́кі”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Etymological Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), volumes 8 (не́марач – пая́ць), Minsk: Navuka i technika, →ISBN
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “висо́к”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 152
  • Gluhak, Alemko (1993) “vìsok”, in Hrvatski etimološki rječnik [Croatian Etymology Dictionary] (in Serbo-Croatian), Zagreb: August Cesarec, →ISBN, page 672

References

  1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*vysòkъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 535